[cid:eu.faircode.email.473] Dec 19, 2020 5:47:48 PM Jeffrey Birt <bir...@soigeneris.com>:
> SuperROM – > > > > Working on an M100 now that came with a SuperROM that had stuck in the socket > and the socket managed getting it out. Socket replaced, but I am confused as > to how the SuperROM (SR) was ever intended to fit properly. > > > > The SR gets stuck as while the Pin1/28 side is held up from the bottom of the > socket by the pin 1 tab on the SR PCB, the opposite end drops down so far > that the PCB falls below the bend of the contacts. This lets the contacts > spring out over the top of the PCB and thus it is stuck. > > > > If I shim up the SR enough to prevent it getting stuck then it pops out very > easily. It seems to be a very poor design. Perhaps there is some part of this > one that is missing? I could not find any images on the web that clearly > showed the SR board to compare to though. > > > > The contact is also really poor, sometimes it will make contact in the socket > and sometimes not. It may be that the PCB was damaged when it was wrestled > out. > > > > Lastly, has this ROM been dumped? If not, I’ll pull it off the PCB and read > it. > > > > Thanks, > Jeff Birt
